how do i send an email through joomla - email

Question

I have a system so folks can register for a class through my Joomla site (I believe it's 3.0). But from there, I would like to send folks an email filling variables from the registration. So something like:
Dear (name), thank you for registering for (class).
This is to remind you your class is tomorrow, (date), at (place).
I believe for the registration, the system uses authorize.net
How can I accomplish this?
Thanks for the help!!

Answer 1

You can use JFactory:getMailer like suggested in the following post. I'm copying here his code example (modified it a bit):
$subject = "Here is the subject of your message.";
$body = "Here is the body of your message.";
$user = JFactory::getUser();
$to = $user->email;
$from = array("me#mydomain.com", "Brian Edgerton");
# Invoke JMail Class
$mailer = JFactory::getMailer();
# Set sender array so that my name will show up neatly in your inbox
$mailer->setSender($from);
# Add a recipient -- this can be a single address (string) or an array of addresses
$mailer->addRecipient($to);
$mailer->setSubject($subject);
$mailer->setBody($body);
# If you would like to send as HTML, include this line; otherwise, leave it out
$mailer->isHTML();
# Send once you have set all of your options
$mailer->send();
That's all there is to it for sending a simple email. If you would like to add carbon copy recipients, include the following before sending the email:
# Add a blind carbon copy
$mailer->addBCC("blindcopy#yourdomain.com");
Another alternative is using JMail::sendMail: http://docs.joomla.org/API17:JMail::sendMail

Answer 2

Fetch the Mail Object:
`$mailer = JFactory::getMailer();`
Set a Sender
$user = JFactory::getUser();
$recipient = $user->email;
$mailer->addRecipient($recipient);
$mailer->setSender($sender);
Recipient
$user = JFactory::getUser();
$recipient = $user->email;
$mailer->addRecipient($recipient);
Create the Mail
$body = 'Body Text';
$mailer->isHtml(true);
$mailer->Encoding = 'base64';
$mailer->setBody($body);
Sending the Mail
$send = $mailer->Send();
if ( $send !== true ) {
echo 'Error sending email: ';
} else {
echo 'Mail sent';
}
https://docs.joomla.org/Sending_email_from_extensions